Rosetta comet probe to be dismantled

Having considered the conclusions of the Review Board set up to advise on the launch of Rosetta, Arianespace and the European Space Agency have decided on a postponement. The Review Board called for Arianespace and all its partners to make sure, in the framework of a programme for the resumption of Ariane 5 flights, that all Ariane 5 system qualification and review processes have been checked.

http://sci.esa.int/home/rosetta/index.cfm http://sci.esa.int/home/rosetta/index.cfm

http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/Rosetta_launch_postponed http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/Rosetta_launch_postponed

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